“Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive in the way it becomes
known to the self—to the mediating intellect—as to verge close to being beyond description…

This book describes concepts relating to the promotion of mental health, emerging evidence
for effective interventions; and public health policy and practice implications. It reviews …

Mental health has been included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However,
uncertainty exists about the extent to which the major social determinants of mental disorders are …

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential advance from the
Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda affecting all nations and …

Objective: While everyone—including front-line clinicians—should strive to prevent the
maltreatment and other severe stresses experienced by many children and adults in everyday life…

Objective: This paper reports on a study designed within the framework of the National Survey
of Mental Health and Wellbeing to: estimate the prevalence of psychoses in urban areas …

Since publication use of the WHOQOL-Brèf has rapidly risen. However, as yet no population
norms have been published as a reference point against which researchers can interpret …

Purpose To assess the link between multimorbidity, type of chronic physical health
problems and depressive symptoms Method The study was a cross-sectional postal survey …

Aim Social media platforms are commonly used for the expression of suicidal thoughts and
feelings, particularly by young people. Despite this, little is known about the ways in which …

The quality of life (QOL) of the mentally ill has been a matter of concern for centuries. The great
reforms to the madhouses were prompted by this, so too was the creation of asylums and …